Hi guys
In the past few days I may have seen a thread or two about how Marine Le Pen is actually not far right, how moderate she is, or how bold she was for not wearing a headscarf in lebanon.
Of course it is usually the same type of posters with their well known agenda that tend to open these threads. They will not be convinced, but i think we should still discuss it for the silent majority to have proper information from people that actually live in France.
So...
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Yes Marine Le Pen is a far right populist Her program basically revolves around islam and vengeance porn toward minorities and dual-citizenship. It provides very little numbers and explanations, and Le Pen has been constantly shifting stances and retropedaling on several points (ie. death penalty, minimum wage, retirement age) to adjust with public opinion.
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No she isn't "brave" for refusing to wear a headscarf in lebanon. Let's be clear, I would have given her credit if it was legit, but this was actually a staged PR stunt since she was warned in advance and still decided to go through with the meeting and act surprised. It is also very hypocritical since she has always been very vocal about how foreigners have to adapt to the traditions of the country they are in.
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No she won't be president. This is not the US election. There are at least 5 serious candidates competing and France's political spectrum is far more nuanced. It isn't as binary as Trump vs Clinton.
If Frenchmen can agree on a single thing, it's that we should never let Front National and the Le Pen family be in charge of anything. During the 2002 election, Jean-marie Le Pen's opponent won the election with 82% of voices in the second round because the right and left united to form the
Front Républicain and exorcise him. The presence of Le Pen in second round is still considered as a source of shame for a lot of Frenchmen.
Obviously I can't do an exhaustive list of all the propaganda tactics and misconducts of that women but I'll adress any question / dubious claim that comes up.